Use a Parameterized Surface () dataset, selected from the More 3D Datasets submenu, to visualize data on a general parameterized surface. Parameterized Surface datasets always use the spatial frame when evaluating outside the meshed domain. You can visualize the parameterized surface as a surface plot in its original dimension and as any plot type in 2D.

Enter a Name and a range of the parameter in the Minimum and Maximum fields for both the First parameter and Second parameter fields. You can use numbers, parameters, and solution-dependent expressions for the range limits.

Enter functions for coordinates of the two parameters in the x, y, and z fields.

If you want to evaluate an expression defined globally where there is also no domain mesh, select the Only evaluate globally defined expressions check box. It is then possible to, for example, postprocess a BEM model without a domain mesh inside the domain. The expressions that you can evaluate with this setting can be functions of the space variables and the domain variable dom.

Enter the number of subdivisions of the parameter ranges. The default Resolution is 200, and the valid range is between 2 and 1,000,000 subdivisions. A high resolution might require significant computational resources.